Quebecor World Plants Continue Realignment

An undetermined number of Quebecor's St. Paul workers may be able to transfer to other Quebecor plants. In addition, an outplacement service has been hired to help workers prepare resumes and find jobs locally.

Some of those employees have worked at the plant since the 1960s, when it was owned by Webb Publishing, publisher of Family Handyman and several other magazines. The magazines were all sold off after British media tycoon Robert Maxwell bought Webb in 1986. Quebecor took over in 1989, and undertook a $10 million expansion in 1998 after it landed a large contract.